What do you do when the entire local fire station shows up at your house, blocking off the road and lighting up the windows of houses for blocks on either side of the street? Hide in your backyard of course. As I stepped out of the shower (naturally…), it came to my attention that there […]
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I’m quite the music guru and a self-proclaimed movie buff. I have a fondness for words and I consider myself a language geek of sorts. But of all the things I am, a sports fan I am not. Except when (unbeknownst to me until sometime during basketball season last year) it involves my high school. […]
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To many people, the Salvation Army is simply a place to get rid of ugly clothing, out of date furniture and other unwanted items that clutter up an otherwise clean house or bedroom. For others, including myself, thrift stores like the Salvation Army can be a goldmine of opportunity. They act as a creative outlet […]
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This past weekend, 102.7 WEQX-FM held their second annual “Pearlpalooza” on North Pearl Street in Downtown Albany. The free alternative music festival kicked off at 12pm on Saturday September 24th and lasted over 9 hours with performances by both local and national bands. Local artisans and vendors lined the streets with their work as spectators of […]
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A few days ago while stumbling around hellogiggles.com, one of my FAVORITE blog sites, (other than the Times Union blogs of course…) I found a post questioning why people listen to sad songs when they’re sad. In her article, Albertina Rizzo says that “listening to sad things when I’m already sad seems pointless, like eating […]
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Would you call me vain if I claimed to thoroughly enjoy talking about myself? My name is Alexis Willey and I’m a laid-back 17-year-old self-proclaimed hippie from Mohonasen High School. Naturally though, I only possess the good aspects of being a hippie, i.e. I shower regularly, contribute to the consumerist society in which I live and […]
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This post is from On The Edge’s Kristi Gustafson: Are you (or is your son or daughter) in the midst of tulle and sparkles and tux styles prepping for prom? Have you been hitting the mall and the boutiques hoping to find that perfect look? Sure, teens everywhere can flip through magazines and look online […]
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The last week of October and first week of November marked the opening of the 2010-2011 season for MasterMinds, a form of quiz bowl for high school students in New York. Currently 22 leagues and 121 schools participate across the state, including 5 leagues with 27 schools in the Albany area. On Nov. 4, the […]
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